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HI SB562

Bill

Status

Engrossed

3/5/2021

Primary Sponsor

Gil Keith-agaran

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Origin

Senate

2021 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Establishes that charging shipping and delivery charges exceeding the actual cost to ship or deliver a commodity to Hawaii consumers constitutes an unfair and deceptive practice under Chapter 481B, Hawaii Revised Statutes.

  • Applies to any sale or purchase of a commodity to be shipped or delivered to a consumer in Hawaii when a separate shipping or delivery charge is assessed.

  • Addresses Hawaii residents being barred from free or reduced-rate shipping offers available in other states and retailers applying arbitrary shipping costs unrelated to actual delivery expenses.

  • Takes effect on January 1, 2050.

Legislative Description

Relating To Deceptive Trade Practices.

Shipping Charges

Last Action

Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Okimoto voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).

3/25/2021

Committee Referrals

Finance3/25/2021
Consumer Protection & Commerce3/17/2021
Economic Development3/9/2021
Judiciary2/9/2021
Commerce and Consumer Protection1/27/2021

Full Bill Text

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